diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
index c0f56d9..e955064 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_assign.vim
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
 
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['&notex += 3'], 'E113:')
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['&ts ..= "xxx"'], 'E1019:')
+  v9.CheckDefFailure(['var d = {k: [0]}', 'd.k ..= "x"'], 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected list<number> but got string')
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['&ts = [7]'], 'E1012:')
   v9.CheckDefExecFailure(['&ts = g:alist'], 'E1012: Type mismatch; expected number but got list<number>')
   v9.CheckDefFailure(['&ts = "xx"'], 'E1012:')
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5a7225b..c840960 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1527,
+/**/
     1526,
 /**/
     1525,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index b3cf86c..131bab7 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -3444,7 +3444,13 @@
 
     if (*cac->cac_op == '.')
     {
-	if (may_generate_2STRING(-1, TOSTRING_NONE, cctx) == FAIL)
+	expected = lhs->lhs_member_type;
+	stacktype = get_type_on_stack(cctx, 0);
+	if (expected != &t_string
+		&& need_type(stacktype, expected, FALSE, -1, 0, cctx,
+					FALSE, FALSE) == FAIL)
+	    return FAIL;
+	else if (may_generate_2STRING(-1, TOSTRING_NONE, cctx) == FAIL)
 	    return FAIL;
     }
     else